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Old School Meets New School
The Butler Bulldogs live for March. Few small programs have had the continued success that Butler has had over the last decade, making the NCAA Tournament in 10 out of the last 12 seasons. ...
The Michigan State Spartans have been building to this all year. Michigan State was seen as one of the top two teams coming into the year, along with Duke, but struggled to find its rhythm and ended up as a No. 3 seed instead of a No. 1. The Spartans did manage to win the Big Ten regular season title, but a loss in the Big Ten semifinals submarined any chances of a higher slot. ...
For the first time in two decades, the TCU Horned Frogs are a part of March Madness. The decision to give Jamie Dixon big money to lure him away from Pittsburgh has paid off big dividends as he has completely overhauled the program in just two seasons. TCU has gone from Big 12 bottom feeder, to a contender in the conference in a very short amount of time. Dixon deserves much of the credit for that. ...
The Cincinnati Bearcats are finally getting the respect they deserve. Coming into the season, all the talk was about how Wichita State was going to win the conference and potentially get a No. 1 seed. However, the Bearcats showed that they were still one of the top dogs in the AAC, winning the conference’s regular season title and the tournament to boot. ...
Many might have thought that Shaka Smart and the Texas Longhorns would be sweating on Selection Sunday, but it turns out they had little to worry about. The committee rewarded Texas for playing the nation’s second toughest schedule and gave them a No. 10 seed. ...
One of the most popular picks in most brackets is going to be the New Mexico State Aggies over the Clemson Tigers. Clemson was one of the scariest teams in the country over the first half of the season, but the team has looked much different over the latter half....
Bruce Pearl might be coaching his last season with the Auburn Tigers, but he has not let that get in the way of the program’s best season in a long time. It had been 15 years since Auburn last made it to the NCAA Tournament, and now the Tigers are ready to make some noise....
At long last, the Murray State Racers are back in the NCAA Tournament. They have been to the NCAA Tournament 16 times, but they have never made it to the Sweet 16. No team has made it to the Big Dance more without making it to the second weekend of the tournament, and the team is looking to change that....
Gregg Marshall and the Wichita State Shockers are back in the NCAA Tournament, but the season has been a bit of a disappointment. The Shockers were expected to come in and win the AAC in its first year as part of the conference, but instead the Cincinnati Bearcats took that honor in both the regular season and the postseason....
No one expected the Missouri Tigers to be an NCAA Tournament team in Cuonzo Martin’s first season on the job, especially not after Michael Porter Jr. went down with an injury. However, the Tigers scratched and clawed their way to some big wins in SEC play and ended up surprising a number of observers by making it here....
For the first time in its storied history, the Xavier Musketeers are a No. 1 seed. Xavier has been an NCAA Tournament mainstay over the last two decades, making it here nearly every season under Sean Miller and Chris Mack. Yet the one thing that has alluded the program is an appearance in the Final Four. Xavier has the most NCAA Tournament wins of any team that has yet to make it to a Final Four and came close to breaking through last season....
The top seeds are littered with high-major conference teams for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and once again, Gonzaga is crashing the party. The Bulldogs are the best mid-major program in the country and they have once again put together a stellar season. No. 4 seed Gonzaga will open up March Madness with a matchup against the No. 13 seed UNCG Spartans in the opening round....
The Ohio State Buckeyes navigated a tough Big Ten conference and finished tied for second alongside Purdue and just a game back of Michigan State. Ohio State stumbled in the conference tournament but did enough to secure a No. 5 seed. The Buckeyes will be favored to win their first round matchup in a game against the No. 12 seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits....
The Arizona Wildcats have played extremely well of late and could be a national championship contender despite only entering March Madness as a No. 4 seed. They hope to make quick work of No. 13 seed the Buffalo Bulls in the first round because the schedule will get significantly tougher from here....
The Davidson Wildcats squeaked into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament by winning their conference tournament, and now are hoping to stay awhile. It seems like at least one No. 12 seed pulls an upset in each year of March Madness and Davidson would love to be the one to do so. It has a tough opening round game against the No. 5 seed Kentucky Wildcats....
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have a strong body of work this season, and a slow end to the season didn’t do anything to knock them down from a high seed. Even though the Red Raiders aren’t a traditional college basketball powerhouse they would love to make a run to the Sweet Sixteen, the Elite Eight or even further....
The Florida Gators are all set for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but are still awaiting their first-round opponent. Florida is as No. 6 seed and will be favored to open March Madness but has to figure out whether it will be playing either the St. Bonaventure Bonnies or the UCLA Bruins....
The Tennessee Volunteers may not have the same pedigree as some of the other top seeds in the NCAA men’s tournament, but are hoping to make a deep run alongside some of those bluebloods. Tennessee will begin its journey as the No. 3 seed when it matches up against No. 14 the Wright State Raiders in the first round of March Madness....
None of the top seeds want to get upset by a lower-ranked for in the first round in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but it is bound to happen a few times. The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes could be one of the teams in jeopardy as they are just a small favorite to knock off the No. 11-seeded Loyola-Chicago Ramblers....
The Villanova Wildcats will open up the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with an easy matchup, facing off against the winner of the LIU Brooklyn-Radford play-in game. No matter which No. 16 seed advances, Villanova will be a heavy favorite to come away with the win. ...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for any sports fan. March Madness betting is upon us, with office basketball pools being filled out across the country. ...
It’s been an interesting year for the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins were excited coming into this season with a few talented veterans and a talented class of incoming freshmen. However, a trip to Shanghai to start the season ended disastrously when LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill were arrested for shoplifting. Ball left the program and Riley and Hill were suspended for the rest of the season after the incident. ...
For the second straight season, the Texas Southern Tigers and the North Carolina Central Eagles are in the NCAA Tournament. However, while both teams won their respective conferences in the regular season and the postseason last year, both teams are playing Cinderella this time. ...
Life on the bubble has become the new normal for the Syracuse Orange. For the third straight year, the Orange found themselves squarely on the bubble coming into Selection Sunday. Most analysts had the Orange on the outside looking in with multiple bad losses and many of its quality wins coming when opponents were missing key players. However, the committee determined the Orange had just barely done enough, giving them the last at-large spot in the NCAA Tournament. ...
The Virginia Tech Hokies battled in one of the toughest conferences in America this year, and are hoping a wealth of big-game ACC experience will benefit them in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Virginia Tech opens up March Madness with a game against the Alabama Crimson Tide....
